Out This Week / on 20 November 2020

The Specials / More Specials (half-speed mastered vinyl)
This 40th Anniversary Edition of More Specials has been mastered and cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using the original production tapes. This is a 2LP set cut at 45RPM and includes a bonus seven-inch single (also cut at half-speed) which originally came with the initial run of the album in 1980.
Jewel / Pieces of You reissue
The American singer-songwriter’s debut album Pieces of You is reissued for its 25th anniversary. 4CD, 2CD and 4LP editions feature remastered audio, outtakes, rarities and B-sides.
Nick Cave / Idiot Prayer (2CD set)
Idiot Prayer is Nick Cave ‘Alone at Alexandra Palace’. This was recorded during lockdown and features 22 career-spanning tracks.
Tim Minchin / Apart Together
Tim Minchin has achieved so much in his career, in the field of musical comedy, notably writing the music and lyrics for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s award-winning Matilda the Musical (which was incredible). Remarkably, Apart Together is his debut studio album and you can pick up a SIGNED copy on CD via Amazon in the UK.
Annie Lennox / A Christmas Cornucopia (10th Anniversary edition)
Annie Lennox‘s album of traditional festive songs (which includes the original composition ‘Universal Child’) is reissue for its tenth anniversary. It features a new recording of ‘Dido’s Lament’
By Paul Sinclair
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